The former supermodel and her boyfriend, Erik Asla, welcomed a son, York Banks Asla, who was born via a surrogate.

“We are so excited for our new baby boy bundle of joy. The journey to now has not been an easy process, as I’ve shared before. But there was a beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel for me and his father, Erik,” Banks told People in an exclusive interview.

“As I gaze into the beautiful eyes of my son, I think about all the people who struggle with fertility or carrying a child and continue to pray for them every day. My hopes and dreams are filled with well wishes that they get to feel what my little treasure, York Banks Asla, feels like in my arms.”

Banks has been candid about her fertility issues she’s experienced and during an episode of FABLife, last year, she said she was tired of people asking when she was going to have children.